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The Ice Cream Stand
Students will learn about supply, demand, price, competition, and entrepreneurial skills in this lesson. They will put what they learned into action by creating an ice cream stand, to complete with o...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 Published: 12/02/2009

Competition Works in Our Flavor
Competition provides benefits for consumers. First, more competition means consumers have more choices of goods and services. Second, when more firms are offering goods and services, competition often...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 3-5 6-8 Published: 08/11/2009

Marketplace: TV Niche News
The students listen to an audio file about brand loyalty and changing demographics as each of these factors affects competition in the news market. They identify major concepts presented in the audio ...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 9-12 Published: 04/03/2009

Marketplace: School Competition
In June 2002, the Supreme Court ruled that Cleveland's system of giving students vouchers to attend private or religious schools did not violate the constitutional separation of church and state. In t...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 9-12 Published: 07/15/2008

Marketplace: Real(ity) Estate
This lesson teaches students about opportunity cost through some steps of buying a house. It also shows students how advertising affects consumer decision-making.
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 9-12 Published: 05/21/2008

Henry Ford and the Model T: A Case Study in Productivity (Part 3)
When Henry Ford announced he was going to produce an automobile that would be affordable to the masses, it is doubtful even he realized the far reaching impact such an achievement would have on life i...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 9-12 Published: 01/15/2008

The Choice is Us: Monopolies
This lesson introduces the concept of monopoly. It calls upon students to consider how monopoly power might affect the quality and price of goods and services offered to consumers. In light of what th...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 6-8 Published: 06/22/2007

What Happened to Railroads?
Between the Civil War and World War II, railroads were one of the nation's most important businesses and an integral part of people’s lives. In this lesson, students assume the role of detective...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 9-12 Published: 06/07/2007

China - Where will they fit in the world economy?
With its, emerging middle class, its new markets, and a new emphasis on increasing its technology base, where is China going to fit in the world economy?
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 9-12 Published: 11/10/2006

Did You Get the Message?
Advertising is the primary tool used by businesses to tell consumers about the goods and services they sell in the marketplace. Businesses also use advertising to try to convince consumers to buy what...
Source: EconEdLink Grade: 3-5 6-8 Published: 06/15/2006

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